By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-11-18 20:00:00
当德阿龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 离开萨克拉门托时，他是国王队的当家球星。而当他来到圣安东尼奥时，维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 早已被誉为NBA未来的门面。
考虑到联盟中才华横溢的球员比比皆是，以及立足NBA所需的自信心，球星之间的自我意识很可能会导致磨合过程充满坎坷，甚至让这对组合变得矛盾重重。
然而，事实恰恰相反。德阿龙已经完全融入圣安东尼奥，并欣然接受了自己作为马刺一员的角色。
福克斯曾表示，他来到这里是为了支持维克托·文班亚马。通常，你很难在一位顶薪球员身上看到如此谦逊的态度。
但在周日的赛后采访中，福克斯分享道，他相信自己正身处一个正确的地方，与一群正确的队友并肩作战。
“我们看到了他（文班亚马）所拥有的天赋，并且我们知道他能成为最伟大的球员之一。在他努力成为传奇的道路上，你不会孤军奋战。所有伟大的球员都与其他伟大的球员并肩作战。我可以在这方面帮助他，并努力赢下尽可能多的比赛。”
文班亚马同样对福克斯充满信心。在周五晚输给勇士队的赛后新闻发布会上，他表示，
“我们相信德阿龙能处理好这种投篮。历史已经证明，在这项精妙的比赛中，他完全有能力创造奇迹。”
文班用一句简单的话总结道：“相互信任，信任比赛计划。”
马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 被问及，德阿龙·福克斯是如何从一名球队的顶薪核心球员，转变为在支持文班亚马成长的同时，仍能扮演好领袖角色的。
约翰逊说道，
“从第一人到第十八人，队里的这些家伙们——他们渴望留在这里的投入度和奉献精神是显而易见的。很明显，我们已经有了我们的球队门面，他（福克斯）对此感到很自在，他身边的每个人也是如此。我认为，德阿龙在加入我们之前曾是另一支球队的门面之一，但他渴望来到这里并展现出这种愿望。这有助于为队内其他所有人奠定基调，因为他曾有过相似的经历——作为球队的顶薪球员和领军人物。当你的核心球员拥有这种心态时，这能更好地帮助我执教，并让他们承担起责任。”
福克斯不仅对维克托扮演的角色表示尊重，他还在为全队树立榜样。这是一种马刺精神，可以追溯到当年大卫·罗宾逊 (David Robinson) 将领导角色让给蒂姆·邓肯 (Tim Duncan) 的时代。以及作为球队门面的邓肯如何接受波波（波波维奇）的批评，从而让队内其他每个人都能放下自我、接受指导。
福克斯正传承着这一火炬，在队内营造出一种包容的环境。
“我们拥有一支极具天赋的团队……当一名球员倒下时，站出来的不仅仅是一个人，而是我们整支球队。无论场上是谁，我都会努力保持侵略性。”
约翰逊教练补充道，
他打出了表现。在萨克拉门托时，很多时候他会是……主要的创造者或组织者。我认为他今天在为自己和队友创造机会方面做得很好，打得很有侵略性。他充满活力，一对一防守他会非常困难，而当他吸引包夹时，他就有机会让队友变得更好，就像他今晚所做的那样。有时候，当你的选择变少时，反而能让你从决策中解放出来。
这种决策能力将让福克斯和文班亚马在第四节打出许多精彩表现，在关键时刻祭出致命的组合拳。随着他们继续磨合，两人将逐渐熟悉彼此的风格，并利用对方的优势来打球。
去年，福克斯和文班亚马都因伤错过了赛季末段的比赛，这限制了他们并肩作战的时间。目前，文班因小腿拉伤而缺阵。这将让福克斯有机会成为场上焦点，并与其他马刺队员在场上建立化学反应。
同时，这也为福克斯提供了一个舞台，让他提醒所有人，为什么他曾是2023年NBA年度关键球员。
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
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How De’Aaron Fox has embraced his role in San Antonio
When De’Aaron Fox left Sacramento, he was the face of the Kings franchise. He came to San Antonio, where Victor Wembanyama had already been dubbed the future face of the NBA.
Considering the level of talent throughout the league and the confidence that it takes to make it to the NBA, egos could have caused a rough transition or even a contentious pairing.
But nothing could be further form the truth. De’Aaron has fully embraced San Antonio and has accepted his role as a member of the Spurs.
Fox has stated that he is here to support Victor Wembanyama. Oftentimes you don’t see that level of humility from a max player.
But as he shared during the postgame interview on Sunday, Fox believes he is in the right place with the right guys.
“We see the talent that he has and we know that he can be one of the greatest players. As he’s trying to get there, you don’t go through it on your own. All great players play with other great players. I can help him with that, try to win as much as possible.”
Wembanyama also has faith in Fox, stating in his post game presser after Friday night’s loss to the Warriors,
“We trust De’Aaron with these kind of shots. History has proven that he is more than capable of making things happen in this fine game.”
Wemby summed it up with a simple comment, “trusting each other, trusting the game plan.”
Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson was asked about De’Aaron transitioning from a franchise max player into his role as a leader while still catering to Wembanyama’s growth.
Johnson said,
“Everyone from one to eighteen these guys – the level of engagement and commitment to want to be here. It’s very clear that we have the face of our franchise and he’s comfortable with that and everybody around him is. I think for De’Aaron to be one of the faces of his franchise prior to joining our group, and wanting to be here and show that desire. It helps sets the tone for everybody else because he has been someone in similar shoes a max guy and a big dog with his group. It helps empower me to coach and keep them accountable when you have some of the guys at the forefront with that mindset.”
Fox isn’t just showing respect to the role Victor plays, but he is setting the example for everyone on the team. It is a Spurs mindset that goes back to when David Robinson relinquished his leadership role to Tim Duncan. And how as the face of the franchise Duncan took criticism from Pop allowing everyone else to be coached without ego.
Fox is carrying that mantle, creating an inclusive environment with the team.
“We have an extremely talented group…when one guy goes down, not just one person steps up, but our entire team steps up. I try to stay aggressive regardless of who’s out there.”
Coach Johnson added,
He made plays. In Sacramento, a lot of times, he would be…the main creator or playmaker. I thought he did a good job of being aggressive for himself and his teammates. He is so dynamic that it’s going to be tough to play him one-on-one, and then when he sees the crowd, he’ll have opportunities to makes his teammates better like he did tonight. Sometimes, you can be freed of decision-making when you have less options to choose from.
That decision-making will lead to a lot of fourth quarters where Fox and Wembanyama can deliver a one-two punch in clutch time. As they continue to grow, the two will learn each other’s style and play on the other’s strengths.
Last year, both Fox and Wembanyama missed the end of the season, limiting their time on the court together. For the time being, Wemby is out with a calf strain. This will allow Fox to take the spotlight and develop relationships on court with other members of the Spurs.
It will also set the stage for Fox to remind everyone why he was the 2023 NBA Clutch Player of the Year.
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock